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y separately published work icon What is the Matter with Mary Jane? single work   drama   young adult   - One act
Note: 'Story by Sancia Robinson, written by Wendy Harmer'.
Issue Details: First known date: 1996... 1996 What is the Matter with Mary Jane?
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'A monologue about a recovering anorexic and bulimic, taking the audience into the painful reality of a woman afflicted by eating disorders. Based on Sancia Robinson’s own experiences. ' (Publication summary)

Adaptations

y separately published work icon Mary Jane : Living through Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa Sancia Robinson , Foong Ling Kong , Milsons Point : Random House Australia , 1996 Z1118910 1996 single work non-fiction young adult

Notes

  • Monologue based on the personal story of actor Sancia Robinson.

Production Details

  • First produced by the Sydney Theatre Company and New Stages at the Wharf 2, Sydney, 3 March 1995.
  • What is the matter with Mary Jane? was performed at The Owl and the Pussycat in Richmond from August 11 to 17, 2014

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Currency Press , 1996 .
      Extent: 74p.
      Description: illus., photos.
      Note/s:
      • Contains study guide for teachers and students (pp.41-74), written by Dianne Mackenzie and Henrietta Stathopoulos.
      • Dedication: With love for Princess Sancia and her very own 'happily ever after'.
      • 'Story by Sancia Robinson, written by Wendy Harmer' (titelpage).
      ISBN: 0868194808 (pbk)

Works about this Work

Unhealthy Musings : Mary Jane's Stage Return Annabel Ross , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 8 August 2014; (p. 43)

— Review of What is the Matter with Mary Jane? Wendy Harmer , Sancia Robinson , 1996 single work drama
Urgent, Powerful Message Pamela Payne , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 12 March 1995; (p. 123)

— Review of What is the Matter with Mary Jane? Wendy Harmer , Sancia Robinson , 1996 single work drama
Sancia's Horrifying Affliction Carrie Kablean , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Telegraph , 19 March 1995; (p. 179)

— Review of What is the Matter with Mary Jane? Wendy Harmer , Sancia Robinson , 1996 single work drama
Sancia's Horrifying Affliction Carrie Kablean , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Telegraph , 19 March 1995; (p. 179)

— Review of What is the Matter with Mary Jane? Wendy Harmer , Sancia Robinson , 1996 single work drama
Urgent, Powerful Message Pamela Payne , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 12 March 1995; (p. 123)

— Review of What is the Matter with Mary Jane? Wendy Harmer , Sancia Robinson , 1996 single work drama
Unhealthy Musings : Mary Jane's Stage Return Annabel Ross , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 8 August 2014; (p. 43)

— Review of What is the Matter with Mary Jane? Wendy Harmer , Sancia Robinson , 1996 single work drama
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